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Bisceglie, Italy · est. 1947 · State
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Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci is a state upper secondary school in Bisceglie (province of Barletta-Andria-Trani). It grew out of a municipal scientific lyceum founded in 1947 and later became a state school. Today one building houses the liceo scientifico in several variants (traditional with Latin, applied sciences without Latin, with a mathematics or a law and economics emphasis, and a four-year track since 2022), the liceo linguistico and the liceo coreutico (dance, since 2018). About 670 students attend in just over 40 classes, many commuting from neighbouring towns. Teaching is in Italian. Since September 2023 the scientific and language lyceums have Cambridge classes: in the first three years some subjects follow Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses with a native English-speaking teacher, and IGCSE exams are optional in the third or fourth year. The language lyceum teaches English, French, Spanish and German; the school prepares students for language certificates, including the German DSD, and is an ICDL test centre.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
French, Spanish, German, Latin
About the fees Tuition at this state school is free. Families pay separately for the Cambridge course and IGCSE exams (see fees).
Admissions Admission to first year follows the state Iscrizioni online procedure, linked from the school site. The Cambridge classes in 2025-2026 are 1A of the scientific lyceum (combined with the law and economics emphasis) and 1BL of the language lyceum with Spanish; the school does not write about selection, tests or a waiting list for the Cambridge class. The school states that it supports students whose first language is not Italian, and its PTOF aims at including first and second generation foreign students; incoming exchange students have separate guidelines (Linee guida Exchange Students).
Stages and year groups Italian state upper secondary curriculum ending with the esame di Stato (maturità). Tracks: liceo scientifico (traditional; opzione scienze applicate; with the Liceo Matematico project supported by the University of Bari; with a law and economics emphasis adding one hour of law a week for five years; a four-year liceo scientifico quadriennale since 2022-2023, with the exam in the fourth year), liceo linguistico (three foreign languages; variants with French and with Spanish) and liceo musicale e coreutico, sezione coreutica (dance, since 2018). Cambridge International since 2023-2024 in the Cambridge classes of the scientific and language lyceums: Cambridge IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (0973) in years 1-3 of both lyceums, Geography (0460) in years 1-3 of the language lyceum, English as a Second Language (0991) in years 1-3 of both; lessons are taught by a native English-speaking teacher, together with the Italian teacher where needed (Co-ordinated Sciences together with the science and physics teachers). In the new 2025-2026 Cambridge class (1A and 1BL): English as a Second Language 2 hours a week in years 1-2 with the exam in year 3, Geography 1 hour a week in years 1-3 with the exam in year 4. IGCSE exams are held at the school in the May-June and October-November sessions, are optional and do not affect promotion to the next year.
Address Via Cala dell'Arciprete 1, 76011 Bisceglie (BT)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. Cambridge classes in the science and languages licei study IGCSE English, Co-ordinated Sciences and Geography with a native speaker in years 1-3, with optional exams.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Campus: One building on Via Cala dell'Arciprete with about 40 classes. Labs: physics and robotics (built with PON-FESR funds), language lab, computer lab with a mobile iPad and Apple TV set, six labs with internet in total; the Pina Bausch dance studio on the ground floor with two rooms for the dance lyceum. There is a gym, a theatre-auditorium (Aula Magna) and a library; all classrooms have interactive whiteboards. Since 2025-2026 the school runs a five-day week. The school itself writes that it lacks space for new labs and that the rooms for the dance track do not meet its needs.
Clubs and activities: Physics Championships · Mathematics Olympiad · Mathematics Games · FIRST LEGO League Challenge · Philosophy Championships · Pantaleo Carabellese Philosophy Competition · Orienteering · AutoCAD for Art · Gaming and Cultural Heritage · FAI Apprentice Guides · Rule of Law Project · DSD Project (German Language Diploma) · Erasmus+ (exchanges)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
Cambridge subjects are taught by a native English-speaking teacher together with the Italian science, physics and other subject teachers; the school has coordinators for projects, labs, the library and digital innovation. The school does not publish staff numbers or qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The first two years run a project against bullying and cyberbullying, and all years a project on legality; the guidance programme includes socio-emotional support with psychologists. Individual plans for students with special educational needs are drawn up with specialists from the local health service.
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Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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